We’ve (and again, I mean the awesome Mr. Jason) made a little progress this week in getting things ready for baby girl. With a switch in the amount of people available for service calls at his job, he hasn’t had as much free time to work on projects. I know dealing with people can be stressful, so I try to let him unwind and don’t make demands on his time.
However, he did make progress on a present we got from my mom. When she visited in June, she surprised us with a glider and ottoman that she found at a yard sale. At $10 out-of-pocket, that was an amazing steal. The only thing needed (because surprising to us, we’ve come to realize we’d like things to match in the baby room… if you saw our house now, you might not think so) was a paint job and reupholstered cushions.
My mom and my aunt (the seamstress extraordinaire who made the fabulous burp cloths) took care of making us some new cushions. All that was left was painting the glider and the ottoman. So with two $1 bottles of spray paint, Jason has managed to get the first coat down on the glider:
(Don’t mind our garage mess. We had to start making room for baby girl somehow!) The chair already looks fabulous. I wish I had thought to take before pictures to show you what it looked like when mom brought it home.
Due to certain events, I also found myself babysitting my practice baby girl, Alexa, this week:
(“Practice baby girl” sounds horrible, doesn’t it? lol) It was an interesting eye opener with Jason at one point saying, “I guess we’re going to have to get used to talking over the crying.” Lucky for me, Jason has an entertaining face and was able to take care of her while I got dinner ready.
I love her to bits.
Other than that, there’s nothing new to tell. Maybe next week will bring more activity.
Hey,
Thanks for the update.. I love that top picture… at least you can see your feet, well while you’re sitting anyway. Practice baby is a great idea!
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Yes! Sitting I can certainly see my feet. :)